Clifford v. School Committee of Lynn

The petitioner brought this petition in October, 1927, for a writ of mandamus against the school committee of the city of Lynn directing that she be reinstated as a teacher. It appeared that she had served as a teacher in the schools of that city for sixteen years prior to March 29, 1927, when the school committee voted to dismiss her. The record contains a report of the- circumstances leading to their vote of dismissal including a statement of their reasons for the proposed dismissal, the assignment of a time for hearing and communications, decisions and statements made a part of the records…